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Tag Archives: Writing
Inspiring Places
Apologies for the radio silence, readers. I went on holiday, and somehow all my plans to get ahead of myself and schedule posts before I went didn’t work out. I suspect they didn’t work out because I was sadly behind … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, #skiing, Alps, Courchevel, life of a writer, revising, Writing
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Free Reading Challenge: How much is too much?
Finding Free I’ve spoken before about how I’ve found books to read for my free reading challenge. I’ve surfed Amazon (not a brilliant success), found books from e-mail promotion companies, and from recommendations on Facebook and Twitter and signed up … Continue reading
Posted in My books, Reading, Writing
Tagged #amreading, Books, fantasy, free books, free reading challenge, Instafreebie, sci-fi, subscribers, Writing
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5 ways to get more words written
I’ve been making a deliberate effort to increase my productivity lately. I’m now a self-published writer looking to increase the audience for my fiction. One of the sure-fire ways to do this is to write more books (everything I’ve read … Continue reading
What you need to finish a book:
… tea, chocolate, and desperation (oh, and Post-it notes). Tea. I’m British, and this is the national curative. Just been in a minor accident? I’ll make you a cup of sweet tea for the shock. Bad exam results? Have a … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, finishing, Katy Haye, motivation, rewards, self-publishing, The Last Dreamseer, Writing
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Superpowers
Creating the world of Fane has made me ponder about superpowers, because everyone on Fane (and fanes when they visit other planets) demonstrates some extraordinary abilities that human beings would consider superpowers. Deena, the heroine of The Last Dreamseer, has probably … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, fairy tales, fantasy, seeing the future, seven league boots, superpowers, Writing, YA
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Re-filling the Well
As I mentioned last week, I’ve been pretty busy with the nitty-gritty of publishing lately. The Last Dreamseer is now live at e-retailers and ready to launch on 27th November (yippee!), but the pace hasn’t let up as I’ve been liaising … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, energy levels, relaxing, self-publishing, walking, Writing
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The art of knowing when to stop
I am in the thick of final, final, FINAL proofing for my next novel, The Last Dreamseer. Somehow, I thought it would be quicker than this. I’ll explain my editing process: I’ve written the book, had writer friends look at … Continue reading
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Tagged #pubtip, amazon, editing, formatting, Kindle, proofing, self-publishing, Smashwords, Writing
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Laser-like focus
Pinch, punch it’s November 1st so for once I don’t need to struggle to think of a topic to blog about: it’s NaNoWriMo time. I’m a firm fan of NaNoWriMo, because it matches the way I work, splurging a dirty … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, #NaNoWriMo, creative writing, plotting, Writing
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